Speaking at the New York Film Festival, he told Vulture: "They won't let us kill him. Showtime was very clear about that.

"When we told them the arc for the last season, they just said, 'Just to be clear, he's going to live'. There were a lot of endings discussed because it was a very interesting problem to solve, to bring it to a close."

Goldwyn added: "People have a relationship with Dexter, even if it doesn't have the size and the ferocity of the fanbase for Breaking Bad. But it has a very core loyal following."

The series finale saw Dexter drive his boat into a hurricane and become a lumberjack later on.